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- [rat-l]
- /ˈræt l/
- /ˈræt.l̩/
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- [rat-l]
- /ˈræt l/
Definitions of rattled word
- verb without object rattled to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames. 1
- verb without object rattled to move or go, especially rapidly, with such sounds: The car rattled along the highway. 1
- verb without object rattled to talk rapidly; chatter: He rattled on for an hour about his ailments. 1
- verb with object rattled to furnish with ratlines (usually followed by down). 1
- noun rattled a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies. 1
- noun rattled an instrument contrived to make a rattling sound, especially a baby's toy filled with small pellets that rattle when shaken. 1
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Origin of rattled
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English ratelen (v.), ratele (noun) (cognate with Dutch ratelen, German rasseln); imitative
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Parts of speech for Rattled
noun
adjective
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preposition
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determiner
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rattled popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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adj rattled
- abashed — If you are abashed, you feel embarrassed and ashamed.
- addled — If you describe someone as addled, you mean that they are confused or unable to think properly.
- afraid — If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you.
- at a loss — If a business produces something at a loss, they sell it at a price which is less than it cost them to produce it or buy it.
- at sea — At sea means on or under the sea, far away from land.
verb rattled
- clacked — to make a quick, sharp sound, or a succession of such sounds, as by striking or cracking: The loom clacked busily under her expert hands.
- concussed — If someone is concussed, they lose consciousness or feel sick or confused because they have been hit hard on the head.
- curveted — Simple past tense and past participle of curvet.
- discountenanced — Simple past tense and past participle of discountenance.
- dissed — to show disrespect for; affront.
noun rattled
- clashed — Simple past tense and past participle of clash.
- clattered — to make a loud, rattling sound, as that produced by hard objects striking rapidly one against the other: The shutters clattered in the wind.
- jangled — Simple past tense and past participle of jangle.
- jingled — Simple past tense and past participle of jingle.
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